Thyroid Disorders Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Name drugs that can cause hypothyroidism. | Lithium and Phenytoin (and sometimes Amiodarone) |
Name drugs and can cause hyperthyroidism. | Amiodarone and Peginterferon alpha-2A |
A hot nodule on a thyroid scan is usually… | Functional thyroid nodule and is usually non-malignant. It may cause hyperthyroidism. |
A cold nodule on a thyroid scan is usually… | A nonfunctional thyroid nodule and is either and adenoma or a malignancy. |
What is a tumor marker for thyroid cancer? | Thyroglobulin |
Which thyroid cancer is associated with MEN II? | Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid |
What is the most common thyroid cancer? | Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid |
What is the general treatment of a papillary carcinoma of the thyroid? | 1. After fine needle aspiration and tissue diagnosis is evidence, a 2. CT neck with contrast. 3. Surgery - remove the thyroid gland 4. Radiotherapy w/ iodine 131 for metastatic disease. 5. Suppression of TSH w/ thyroxine - suppress TSH completely. |
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